Ratha and the Threehorn

"Each time the horns came near her, Ratha jumped sideways, forcing the stag to turn in a tight circle, unable to build up any speed or momentum. After several such circles, the beast's knees were trembling and Ratha smelled the sweat that was darkening the coarse, gray-tipped coat." This Miocene mixup is an illustration from Clare Bell's enthralling fantasy "Ratha's Creature." The intelligent nimravids (cousins of the cats) manage herds of beasts in the changing environment of prehistoric California. The "threehorn" is a synthetoceras buck. Bell's page can found at: [link]
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